Second Trailer for New 'The Color Purple' Musical with Taraji P. Henson

Second Trailer for New ‘The Color Purple’ Musical with Taraji P. Henson

by Alex Billington
October 10, 2023
Source: YouTube

“I know my sister’s somewhere in the world… Someday, we’re gonna meet again.” WB has unveiled the fabulous second official trailer for The Color Purple, a new adaptation of the beloved, triumphant musical of the same name. Back in 1985, Steven Spielberg directed a non-musical version of this story (also called The Color Purple) which became a Broadway musical that first opened in 2005. He’s producing this new version, too. This updated take is also based on the musical, bringing it to theaters once again on Christmas Day at the end of 2023. This should be a fantastic finale for movie lovers at the end of this year. It’s a story of the life-long struggles of an African American woman living in the south during the early 1900s – focusing on two sisters torn apart and their separate lives. This new 2023 The Color Purple stars Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, with Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and Fantasia Barrino (in her motion picture debut). This looks absolutely magnificent! So much energy and enthusiasm and passion and love packed into the trailer. Definitely got me excited to watch this.

Here’s the second official trailer (+ poster) for Blitz Bazawule’s The Color Purple, direct from YouTube:

You can rewatch the first official trailer for The Color Purple 2023 update right here for even more footage.

Warner Bros Pictures invites you to experience the extraordinary sisterhood of three women who share one unbreakable bond in The Color Purple. A musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel about the life-long struggles of an African American woman living in the south during the early 1900s. The Color Purple is directed by Ghanaian-American filmmaker Blitz Bazawule, of the films The Burial of Kojo and Black is King previously, plus a few other short films. The screenplay is written by Marcus Gardley (Maid, The Chi), based on the novel by Alice Walker and based on the musical stage play, book (of the musical stage play) by Marsha Norman, music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray. This bold new take on the beloved classic is produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders, and Quincy Jones. It’s exec produced by Alice Walker, Rebecca Walker, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Carla Gardini, Adam Fell, Mara Jacobs, Courtenay Valenti, Sheila Walcott, and Michael Beugg. Warner Bros will debut The Color Purple in theaters nationwide starting on December 25th, 2023, Christmas Day, later this year. How does it look?